Your son has autism... I remember the day I heard those words as if it were yesterday. I had taken AJ to several specialists who couldnt quite give him an official diagnosis. After 6 weeks of testing with the last one, she gave me the diagnosis over the phone.... while I was driving. I had told myself I was prepared for the worst, but still it hit me like a ton of bricks. After pulling over, and having a minor meltdown, I got it together and began making the calls to family members. My family could not be more supportive, and to be honest, AJ is one of the lucky ones. He has Aspergers which is a very high functioning form of autism that really only affects him socially. He is extremely bright, independent and articulate. A few celebrities with Aspergers: Bill Gates, Robin Williams, Jim Henson, Dan Aykroyd and Al Gore as well as Sir Isaac Newton, Mozart, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison and Beethoven were all believed to have Aspergers, since there was no way to diagnose them back then. I believe its safe to say that these people are capable of genius! But the suffering they endure from the feelings of inadequacy is deep and very isolating. In retrospect, despite my obviously painful concern and suffering due to my fear-based thought process... I always had a peace about the whole thing in my gut. A knowing that he was going to be fine. And I was always very clear about the fact that my concern was for his happiness, not so much for his appropriateness or his grades. I always KNEW he had a kind heart, pure intentions, extremely smart and I knew he was going to be just fine! Several people questioned this knowing of mine... But I was not and still not phased. Now to the point of my rant... I see articles like this, and its like Im looking at the face of God, and Hes winking at me. And I know its just the beginning...
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:12:19 +0000
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